10 Beatles Hits That 'Rip Off' Other Songs

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The Beatles were certainly innovators and trailblazers, but they also did their fair share of borrowing from the musicians who had come before them. Most of the time these liftings were harmless homages, but on occasion wearing their influences on their sleeve wound the fab four up in legal troubles!

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0:00 Introduction
0:26 Come Together Vs. Chuck Berry
1:52 Saw Her Standing There Vs. Chuck Berry
3:10 Revolution Vs. Pee Wee Crayton
3:48 I Feel Fine Vs. Bobby Parker
6:27 Lady Madonna Vs. Humphrey Lyttelton
7:28 Yesterday Vs. Nat King Cole
9:13 Hey Jude Vs. John Ireland
10:06 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Vs. Jimmy Scott
11:02 Run For Your Life Vs. Elvis
11:52 My Sweet Lord Vs. He's So Fine
14:03 Solocontutti
14:44 Patreon